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15 Jan, 9 tweets, 6 min read
CAPITOL RIOT ARRESTS UPDATE:
*Arkansas man is arrested and accused of beating police officer with flagpole bearing the American flag.
*The suspect, Peter Francis Stager, said in video about the Capitol: "Everybody in there is a treasonous traitor.”
katv.com/news/local/aut…
*In court papers, F.B.I. says rioters grabbed a D.C. police officer who was trying to block them from reaching the Capitol.
*Officer, identified as B.M., was dragged down steps where Stager & others struck him "in the head and body with various objects.”
arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jan/…
*Christine Priola, former occupational therapist for Clevelandf schools, is arrested in Capitol riot.
*1 day after riot, she submitted her resignation in a conspiracy-laden letter to officials.
*She was among rioters inside US Senate.
cleveland.com/crime/2021/01/…
*Houston police officer Tam Pham resigns after being inside the US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot.
*He has not been charged.
*His lawyer says he was there out of curiosity. "It's something that spun out of control."
abc13.com/houston-protes…
*In new court papers, US prosecutors say Capitol rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”
*They say fur-trimmed suspect Jacob Chansley left a note on Mike Pence’s desk warning that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
US prosecutors want fur-and-horns riot suspect Jacob Chansley behing bars until his trial.

"Chansley has committed a felony that involves the use of a dangerous weapon (a spear), and there are serious risks that he will flee and … obstruct justice.”

courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
*Jenna Ryan, a Texas real estate agent who traveled by private jet to the Capitol riot, is arrested.
*She livestreamed herself entering the Capitol saying: "We are going to f------ go in here. Life or death, it doesn’t matter. Here we go.”
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…
*2 off-duty Virginia police officers are charged in Capitol riot.
*Jacob Fracker & Thomas Robertson are charged with violent entry, disorderly conduct and being in a restricted building.
*Fracker is a National Guard Corporal; 1st service member charged.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v…
Chilling piece about Cleveland Grover Meredith, arrested after driving to DC with he himself described as a "shit ton of 5.56 armor piercing ammo.” newyorker.com/news/us-journa…

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14 Jan
CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
New charges filed against Jake Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, a.k.a. Q Shaman. apnews.com/article/capito…
*2 off-duty Virginia police officers arrested for roles in Capitol riot.
*Officers Jacob Fracker & Thomas Robertson are members of Rocky Mount Police Dept.
*Both charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct & knowingly entering a restricted building.
usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
*Houston police officer under investigation after participating in U.S. Capitol riot.
*Police chief won’t release officer’s name, but says he will likely face Federal charges.
*Officer is known to be an 18-year veteran of the force. texastribune.org/2021/01/13/hou… via @TexasTribune
Read 13 tweets
14 Jan
Impeached, again.
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13 Jan
CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
*Sanford, Fla., firefighter Andrew James Williams arrested for his role in siege.
*His lawyer blames Trump and the police and says "Mr. Williams took part in none of it.”
*Pictures make it clear that he was inside the Capitol.
baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/…
*Kevin Daniel Loftus is arrested in Eau Claire, Wisconsin., for his role in Capitol siege.
*Prosecutors asked Federal Judge to prevent him from traveling to DC, saying they were concerned about the Biden inauguration. The Judge agreed.
wqow.com/2021/01/12/man…
Seeing this headline all across the U.S.
Read 17 tweets
12 Jan
CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
*William Watson of Auburn, Ala., was taken into federal custody on Monday.
*Authorities say Watson, 23, violated his bond on a July 2 drug case when he traveled to DC to join mob that stormed the Capitol.
wate.com/news/auburn-ma…
*The owner of a manufactured housing company in Utica, NY, was arrested during the Capitol siege.
*In an interview, he complains that the police “treated us like animals” and kept him him in custoday for 24 hours.
*“They took all our phones."
localsyr.com/news/state-new…
Kristina Malimon, an organizer of he Trump Boat Parade that sank a family's boat in Portland, Ore., was among those arrested in the Capitol siege. buzzfeednews.com/article/juliar…
Read 15 tweets
11 Jan
Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards asks Senators Josh Hawley R-Mo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to return campaign contributions after they voted against certification of Joe Biden’s victory. washingtonpost.com/business/2021/… ImageImage
Hallmark statement on Senators Hawley and Marshall:

“Hallmark believes the peaceful transition of power is part of the bedrock of our democratic system…. The recent actions of Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall do not reflect our company’s values.”
kansascity.com/news/politics-… Image
Former Senator John Danforth spent years promoting Josh Hawley as the future of the GOP. Now he calls it, "the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life.”
kansascity.com/news/politics-… ImageImage
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11 Jan
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Larry Rendell Brock, a Texas man who was photographed in tactical gear on the Senate floor, surrenders to the FBI.
*His ex-wife turned him in after seeing photos of riot.
nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi…
Leonard Guthrie Jr., a New Jersey man who was arrested in the Capitol riot, says he went there "to be heard," not for insurrection or violence. nj.com/politics/2021/…
*(@NewYorker interviewed Larry Brock before his arrest for joining the Capitol mob.
*He claims he found the zip-tie handcuffs on the floor.
*He’s been charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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